Neoplan Jumbocruiser
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Neoplan Jumbocruiser was an articulated double-deck coach built by Neoplan between 1975 and 1992. It is only possible to move between the two parts via the upper deck, so they have separate doors and two sets of stairs.
Jumbocruiser Ltd. near Bristol in England have recently completed the total rebuild of the last ever Neoplan Jumbocruiser ever built. The coach had rolled in the south of France, possibly due to a design fault in the suspension combined with a primitive turntable system.
Jumbocruiser Ltd. used the services of Richard Coeur de Lyon (now called the Caross Center) near Mons in Belgium to completely strip down the old coach and rebuild it to a more modern design and with modified suspension. A modern digital turntable was prepared and fitted by HÜBNER in Germany. The engine, gearbox, braking system, looms, and even the dashboard were replaced and upgraded. For instance the dashboard is now a more modern semi-digital wrap around unit instead of the original rust prone flat kind. The most modern front and end caps were fitted (despite being too wide and having to be reduced).
This coach is eminently driveable with no apparent vices and has given Jumbocruiser Ltd. the confidence is to convert it into a "rock 'n' roll" star sleeper bus with a busy schedule for the 2007 season.
